College of Education, Health and Aviation Administration

Regents Professor Stephan M. Wilson assumed the role of interim dean in January 2019.
He also serves as the dean of the College of Human Sciences.

Wilson is a Fellow of the National Council on Family Relations and was honored for
lifetime contributions to cross-cultural and cross-national family studies by the
organization with the presentation of the prestigious Jan Trost Award in 2007. He
was named a Legend by the Oklahoma Association of Family and Consumer Sciences and
inducted as a national Legend by the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences.

In 2016, Wilson was elected as a member-at-large for the National Council on Family
Relations Board of Directors. He has also served a two terms as chair of the Board
on Human Sciences of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities.

Before coming to OSU, Wilson was senior associate dean and professor in the College
of Health and Human Sciences at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). He also served
as chair of the Department of Human Development and Family Studies, as the interim
director of the Nevada Center for Ethics and Health Policy, and as Co-Director of
the SAGE Consortium (Scholars for Aging and Ethics) while at UNR.

At the University of Kentucky, Wilson held positions as acting chair and later as
director of graduate studies in the Department of Family Studies; he was also director
of the Research Center for Families and Children. Wilson has held faculty positions
at Virginia Tech, Illinois State University and Montana State University, where he
was director of Human Development and Counseling in the Department of Health and Human
Development.

Wilson received a Ph.D. in human ecology and a Master of Science degree in child and
family studies from the University of Tennessee. He holds dual bachelor’s degrees
in biology and philosophy from Wabash College.

Wilson has served on the editorial board and as a guest editor for Marriage and Family Review and the editorial board for Family Relations and has reviewed for many other scholarly journals. His research has resulted in more
than 50 grants and over 100 publications, as well as over 100 published abstracts
to national and international professional bodies. He has given several dozen invited
international, national, regional, state and community meeting presentations.

Bert Jacobson is the associate dean for research, engagement and administration and
the M.B. Seretean Endowed Professor and a professor in health and human performance.
A member of the OSU faculty since 1984, Jacobson was promoted to Regents Professor,
the most prestigious rank that may be attained in recognition of scholarly accomplishments,
in 2014.

Jacobson has more than 10 years of administrative experience in the College of Education,
Health and Aviation. He served as the head of the School of Educational Studies from
2000-2011 and from 2011-12 was the interim associate dean for undergraduate studies
and assessment.

Jacobson has a distinguished record of research and scholarship with more than 150
publications and an equal number of presentations on the regional, national and international
levels. He has twice received the OSU Regents' Distinguished Research Award, first
in 2005 and again in 2016, when he also was honored with the College of Education's
Research Excellence Award. He is also a fellow in the American College of Sports Medicine
and has managed grants and contracts worth over $3.4 million.

Jacobson earned an Ed.D. from Oklahoma State University, a master's degree in health
and physical education from Northwestern Oklahoma State University and a bachelor's
degree in health, physical education and recreation from OSU. He originally attended
OSU on a football scholarship and served as the team's captain his senior year.

Adrienne Sanogo is the associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Education,
Health and Aviation.

A member of the OSU faculty since 2009, Sanogo is an associate professor in mathematics
education. She held the role of associate head for the School of Teaching and Curriculum
Leadership in 2016-17. Sanogo has served the college in a variety of roles, including
director of the Randall and Carol White Reading and Mathematics Center, chair of the
International Student Teaching Committee and program coordinator for the Master of
Science in Teaching, Learning and Leadership and the Master of Arts in Teaching. She
was also secretary of Group V on the OSU Graduate Council for two years.

Sanogo earned a Ph.D. in Professional Education Studies, option in science and mathematics
education, at OSU in 2009. She also holds a Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction
from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from
OSU.

Sanogo’s research, teaching and service all serve to increase the number of underrepresented
groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through connecting
students to STEM. By developing innovative ways to engage students and their current
and future teachers in STEM learning, Sanogo believes we can increase the number of
students prepared for STEM fields, which has the potential to improve their quality
of life.

Dr. Jennifer SandersSchool Head for Teaching, Learning and Educational Sciences

Jennifer Sanders is the school head for Teaching, Learning and Educational Sciences
in the College of Education, Health and Aviation.

Sanders has been a member of the OSU faculty since 2006 and is the Laurence L. and
Georgia Ina Dresser Endowed Professor in Rural Teacher Education. She also serves
as associate professor in literacy education. Sanders began her teaching career as
an elementary school teacher in rural, high-poverty communities in Florida and maintains
a passion for serving students and teachers in high-needs educational settings.

Sanders’ research focuses on quality K-12 writing instruction, writing center pedagogy,
representations of multiculturalism in children’s literature and teachers’ professional
development. She is the co-editor of Literacies, the Arts, and Multimodality and co-author of They’re All Writers: Teaching peer tutoring in the elementary writing center. She has served as the College of Education, Health and Aviation’s honors director
and as the director of the Randall and Carol White Reading and Math Center, which
provides tutoring to children in literacy and math. She has also served as program
coordinator for her academic area. In 2014, Sanders received the OSU Division of International
Studies and Outreach Outstanding Faculty Study Abroad Leader award for her critical
service-learning course in Belize City.

Dr. Julie KochSchool Head for Community Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology

Julie Koch, Ph.D., is head of the School of Community Health Sciences, Counseling
and Counseling Psychology. Dr. Koch joined the faculty at OSU in 2008 and serves as
an associate professor in counseling and counseling psychology. She has served as
training director for the American Psychological Association-accredited counseling
psychology program. Dr. Koch received the University’s Advising Excellence Award,
recognizing her work with graduate students, in 2014 and was honored with the OSU
Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year Award at the President’s Leadership and Service
Recognition Ceremony in May 2016. She received the Regents Distinguished Teaching
Award in 2016. Dr. Koch was also selected for and completed a Fulbright Specialist
project in Mongolia in 2015.

Dr. Koch received her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Minnesota-Twin
Cities. She also holds a master’s in school counseling from the University of Texas-Austin
and a bachelor’s degree in Japanese language and culture from the University of Massachusetts
at Amherst.

Dr. Koch’s research interests include microaffirmation, international psychology,
counselor development and training and issues related to diverse populations and prevention
in school settings.

Dr. Doug SmithSchool Head for Kinesiology, Applied Health and Recreation

Doug Smith, Ph.D, is the head of the School of Kinesiology, Applied Health and Recreation.

Smith joined the Oklahoma State University faculty in 2002. He was promoted to associate
professor in 2008 and to professor in 2015. Smith has served as the program coordinator
and graduate program coordinator for health and human performance since 2008. He is
a member of the Institutional Review Board and previously chaired Group V Graduate
Faculty and the Graduate Faculty Council.

Smith holds a Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
(UNL), an M.S. in Exercise Physiology from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas and
a B.S. in Exercise Science, also from UNL.

Smith’s research interests include neuromuscular function, performance changes following
training interventions, changes in neuromuscular function across the lifespan and
balance and fall prevention.

Dr. Katherine CurryInterim Head for the School of Educational Foundations, Leadership and Aviation

Katherine Curry, Ed.D., is the interim head for the School of Educational Foundations,
Leadership and Aviation in the OSU College of Education, Health, and Aviation. She
is an associate professor and John A. and Donnie Brock Professor of Educational Leadership
and Policy in the educational leadership and school administration program. Her research
interests include family engagement in education, school/family/community partnerships,
social network analysis and school climate factors that influence student success.
She also serves on the Hub Team of the Tele-ED project, a division of Project ECHO,
a guided practice model designed to provide support and training to district leaders
across the state of Oklahoma. Before becoming a professor, Dr. Curry served as a middle
school principal and director of curriculum and instruction at two schools in Texas
and Oklahoma.